Nigel Stock

William Nigel Stock (born 29 January 1950) is a British Anglican bishop. From 2013 until his 2017 retirement, he was Bishop at Lambeth, Bishop to the Forces and Bishop for the Falkland Islands; from 2007 to 2013 he was Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.

Early life and education Stock was born on 29 January 1950. He was educated at Durham School, St Cuthbert's Society, Durham University and studied for ordination at Ripon College Cuddesdon.

Ordained ministry He was made a deacon at Petertide 1976 (27 June), and ordained a priest the Petertide following (26 June 1977), both times by John Habgood, Bishop of Durham, at Durham Cathedral. From 1976 to 1979, he was a curate at St Peter's Church, Stockton in the Diocese of Durham.

From 1979 to 1984, he was priest-in-charge of St Peter's in Taraka in the Diocese of Aipo Rongo, Papua New Guinea. From 1985 to 1991, he was vicar of St Mark's Shiremoor in the Diocese of Newcastle; moving to become Team Rector of North Shields from 1991 to 1998. He was appointed Commissary for the Archbishop of Papua New Guinea in 1986. of his canonical election to that See, and entered the House of Lords as a Lord Spiritual in March 2011.

It was announced on 25 June 2013 that Stock would resign his see to become Bishop at Lambeth, the right-hand bishop to Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace. Stock was commissioned as Bishop to the Forces and Bishop for the Falkland Islands by Welby on 9 July 2014 at Lambeth Palace.

Personal life Stock is married and has three children.

Styles The Reverend Nigel Stock (1975–1997) The Reverend Canon Nigel Stock (1997–2000) The Right Reverend Nigel Stock (2000–present)